Corey Pein
Stories by Corey Pein
Indicators: Nov. 18
Much like journalists, pollsters serve a valuable democratic function: gathering and disseminating opinion. Unlike the advertising-dependant news media, however, the polling business is somewhat recession-resistant.
My Oh Mayan!
Depending on one’s preferred reality, come 2012, either the stars will choose the next president or the voters will. For the growing numbers who trust anonymous bloggers more than silver-haired CNN anchors, an election is the least important thing 2012 will bring. After all, what is a little campaign next to mass extinction?
Die, Already!
When it comes to high finance, New Mexico is still the Wild West. Shady characters come from all over to take big risks in a casino-like, almost lawless market. One such story is told in a lawsuit filed late last month in the 1st Judicial District Court in Santa Fe.
Briefs: Nov. 4
Jerome Block Jr. runs afoul of the courts...again, and Bingaman pimps for Eunice, NM.
The Newest Deal
Kaziah Mraz, 34, has done everything society expects of a responsible citizen. And yet when she hit a rough spot, society—represented by the New Mexico Human Services Department—told her it couldn’t help. When she broke into tears, society had a security guard escort her away.
Indicators: Nov. 4
In a recession, it turns out, everyone's likely to turn to thievery. Or at least the excessive collection of free pens.
Briefs: Oct. 28
Santa Fe city employees party out of town, the 400th anniversary turns out to be just as sketchy as Santa Fe's founding, and the Sheriff's Department cracks down on domestic violence.
SFR Talk: Ghoul Runnings
Santa Fe Mayor David Coss is running for re-election in the March 2, 2010 municipal election. Former City Manager Asenath Kepler is challenging him, as is District 3 City Councilor Miguel Chavez. SFR reached all of them by telephone to ask the week’s most burning question.
Thornburglars
In May 2007, the Santa Fe City Council approved a $45 million bond to build a new campus for the eponymous companies of local finance tycoon Garrett Thornburg. By that fall, Thornburg’s mortgage company began investigating a new strategy: Had it succeeded, Thornburg might have been eligible for some of the $700 billion federal bailout that followed. Things worked out differently.
The Thornburg Variations
SFR's ongoing investigation into trip-ups and alleged illegal activity at Thornburg Mortgage.
